Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-06-18

tlile romns bsek hai perhaps ihey will
bring me sono ans wsr ot some whisper
"a message from hsn
And 81 ihs m0uihs scent ~. and then
suddenly some terrible news eame. that
made biz mother ing hef hands and
r0ck 10 sud fro IN M agohy Of sorrow.
Don't cry, mother" bee said climb.
Ing Into her lap; "eome down 10 the
shore and uaich iof father" nul she
only sobbed The more. and cried
"Oh my child, my poor child. we
shall never watch for him more. He
is drowned and gone forever
did YOU see himP he asked. child
ishly; "were you on the shoroP"
"No, darling. be WAS far away
much farther than we eau see-and he
b drowned. and lying 10 the great sea
forever. she wept
THEN he knew that there was A
great sea-world beyond his sight. and
that somewhere In IL his father was "
ing dead, and 20 the childs face grew
grave, and his eyes always seemed 10
be looking much further away than
even the great hills themselves could
see. The hsher-folk and the people
scattered in the houses on the hills
around were very good 10 Alice 10 her
sorrow, but they could not provide for
her and her children. and when a letter
came from her mother. kind enough
now, begging her TO come back 10 he
West Indian Islands. they tried 10 per-
suade her to 90. But she refused; she
could not accept what had been denied
to her husband. and though money was
enclosed it was long before she could
bring herself TO spend ashilling Of IT,
She preferred even the charity Of the
fishcr-folk. SO letter after letter came,
but At last there was one she could not
resist
''Remem Der Il Il your own mother
you are ste,sling your heart against"
Mrs. Brandlelh wrote. land feel for
your sorrow - II Il were my own. for
your father died before you can even
remember. am getting too old 10
travel alone. but must go to you il you
will not come 10 me-
Then she broke up the little home
the home In which. 10 spite OF poverty.
she had been very happy Ia days gone
by. and IN which her children had been
born-and went TO her mother. But
she could not stay there, aud 50 after a
few years Mrs. Brandleth put the sugar
plantations under the care Of an agent
and once more Alice Trevor came 10
England 10 live Ia u small country
town.
III.
Ten years from the time whenAlico left
DrAyton-on.Sca. and the sun shone no
longer down on little fishing village,
but ON a growing place Of fashionable
resort Tho houses which dotted the
hills were closer together and At their
feet there stretched terraces aad
streets. and on the once lonely shore
were the marks Of many footsteps on
the sand. and rows Of boats for hire.
aud sailors hanging about, seeking for
idlefs who would sail beneath the sum-
mcr sun or listen 10 their yarns.
"a glorious day. ma'am." Tom
Hardy said 10 an old lady who. feeble
and tired. sat down on ono Of the few
seats scattered about "Ah a glori.
Gus day. ma'am. Would the young
lady like sail I've neat little craft
| yonder."
mo. thank you." she answered
quietly. MAY, dear. give me my
knitting !" and the old woman and tho
young girl sat down, shaded from the
fierce rays Of tho setting sun By the
life. boat which was drawn up on the
sand behind them.
lis the paint wet p the old lady
asked.
mo, ma'am. faint wet" the sailor
said; ITS the one behind I've been
touching up. Il isn't long we've had
her. you see. They say 1t was a Mr..
Greathcad who invented her. but It's
great heart that gives Il, think.
lady gave that 10 Drayton.o Sea just
n year ago this August It's saved
good number Of lives already. too.
There was no reply from the old lady.
but the bright face Of May Trevor look.
ed up at him, for 1t was she and her
grandmother. Mrs .Brandleth. They
had come to see aud stay month at
the place where Alice's married life
had been spent and had left her nov
at the lodging, too tired TO come out
besides. the sea was always dreary
book with terrible past history to her,
Yes, miss" he went on. encouraged
by the look. II owe my life to life.
boat-not this one, but to life-boai
many years ago--that Is nine last
spring. We were took up by one, me
and two others, just as we had given
up all hopes and were olinging 20 nj.
most the last bit Of spar left She wm
a boat Of an American that took us up,
and belonged TO n ship that was bount
outwards There were only us three
saved from the wreck, and one of u,
died"
"And did the other llvep" May ask.
cd.
Eyes. miss, but he kept II secret, He
was poor, YOU see, and his wife's moth.